Vehicle-wheel.



w. W. KRUTSGH.

VEHICLE WHEEL.

APPLICATION FILED APB. 25, 1912;

Patented Sept. 15), 1912.

vide a novel Wheel of UNITED STATES- KANSAS; ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOURTH TOCALEB W ILLIS W. KRUT$CH, OF COFFEY VILLE,

PATENT err-Ion. I

O. ROSS AND ONE-FOURTH TO MICHAEL B. SHUFFLIN, BOTH 0F COFFEYVIIJLE,

KANSAS.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 10,1912.

Application filed April 25, 1912: Serial No. $93,212. I

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVILms W. Knorrson, a citizen of the United States,residing at Coiieyville, in the county of Montgomery and State ofKansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-VVheels, of which the following is a specification. i

My invention relates to improvements in vehicle Wheels, and my objectsare to prothis character which can be readily put together or takenapart, and one wherein the spokes can be readily tightened should theybecome loose, or easily replaced should they become broken.

Other objects of the invention will hereinafter appear, and in orderthat said in vention may be fully understood reference will now be madeto the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a side elevation partly broken away of my improved vehicleWheel. Fig. 2

is an enlarged vertical section on line ll--ll of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is anelevation of a. sleeve forming one of the important features of theinvention. Fig. at is an elevation oi said sleeve turned at right anglesto Fig. 3. Fig.

5 1s a horizontal section on line V il of Fig. 2, and Fi 6 is a brokenvertical section of a modified form of the invention.

In the present instance 1' have shown my invention in the form of anautomobile wheel, although 1 do not limit myself to this particular typeof wheel, as the invention may be made in the form of an artilleryWheel, wagon-wheehor any other desirable type.

lllet'erriug in detail to the preferred form disclosed by said drawing,1 .dcsignat-es a rim which is embraced by a pneumatic tire 2.

3 designates the hub of the Wheel which is 1.3 rovided between its endswith a peripheral flange 4 having, a beveled periphery ,5, for a purposewhich will hereinafter appear.

1 6 designates an annulus removablymounted upon the hub 3 and of thesame diameter as flange 4, and like said flange has a beveled periphery7. Annulus G is spaced a suitable distance from fiange 4- to receive aplurality of sleeves 8 adapted to secure the inner ends of the spokes 9in place, as clearly shown on llig. 2.

leevcs '8 are tapered at their adjacent sides 10 to describe the circleabout the hub 8 and their two phral-lel sides 11, arranged at rightangles to the tapered sides 10 havreceive said spoke, but has aninternal in--.

tcgral nut 14 to receive the threaded inner end 15 of the spoke.

Threaded portion 15 of the spoke is prevented from Working loose fromthe nut 14. by the threaded, split, outer terminal 1.6 of sleeve 8, saidsplit terminal 16 being forced into frictional engagement with the spokeby a cap-nut 1'7, which screws upon the split terminal 16 and causes thesame to grip the spoke.

The split terminal 16 and the cap nut 17 are assisted in holding thespoke from turning by metal packing l8 interposed between the two, asshown on Fig. 2.

The outer end of each spoke 9 terminates in a reduced rectangular stud19. which enters a eorrcspom'liug recess 20 in a rectangular member 21having a centrally-disposed circular stud 22, fitting into acorresponding recess 23, centrally located in a clip 24, fitting againstthe inner periphery rit the rim 1 and provided with two mar inal flanges25 engaging opposite sides of said rim.

Should a spoke for any reason become loose, it can be readily tightenedby grasping its respective rectangular member 21 with a wrench andturning the same to screw the spoke down into the nut 14 of itsresmective sleeve 8.

Should a spoke become bent and have to be replaced by a new one, it canbe easily ro- J J- by loosening cap-nut 17 and screwm' gihe sleeve 8 upon the spoke. until shoulders 12 are carried far enough above theperipheries of flange 4 and the annulus 6 to permit the spoke and S:1I(lsleeve to move toward the hub until clip 25 disengages the rim. v

In th dified term disclosed by Fig. (i,

LlGWl merrily-extending shoulders 12 v 6, respectively. By

same need not i the construction is substantially the same as in thepreferred form, except that the pneumatic tire 2 is replaced by ametallic tire 2 and the rigid rim 1 is replaced by a rubber of otherresilient rim 1. Referring in detail to said modified form 9. designatesa spoke having a rectangular outer terminal 19 fitting into thecorresponding recess of a rectangular member 21, provided with a.circular stud 22, engaging a' corresponding recess in a clip 24, havlngtwo marginal flanges 25 engaging opposite sides of the rim 1*.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is:

1. In a vehicle-wheel, a rim, spokes operably and removably connected attheir outer ends to said rim and threaded at their inner ends, acentrally-disposed hub having a peripheral flange provided with abeveled periphery, an annulus removably-mounted upon said hub and spaceda short distance from the flange, said annulus having a beveledperiphery, and sleeves adjustahlyengaging the threaded inner ends of thespokes, said sleeves having shoulders engaging the beveled peripheriesof the flange and the annulus, substantially as described.

2. In a vehicle wheeha rim, spokes oper-. abl and removably connected attheirouter en s to said rim and threaded at their inner ends, acentrally-disposed hub having a peripheral flange provided with abeveled periphery, an annulus removably-mounted upon said hub and spaceda short distance from the flange, said annulus having a beveledperiphery, sleeves adjustably-engaging them into frictional contact withthe spokes 3. In a vehicle Wheel, a rim, spokes operably and removablyconnected at. their outer ends to said rim and threaded at their innerends, a centrally-disposed hub having a peripheral flange provided witha beveled periphery, an annulus removably-mounted upon said hub andspaced a short distance from the flange, said annulus having a beveledperiphery, sleeves adjustably-engaging the threaded inner ends of thespokes, said sleeveshaving split, outer ends and shoulders engaging thebeveled peripheries of the flange and the annulus, cap-nuts engaging thesplit ends of said sleeves to force them into frictional contact Withthe spokes, and packing interposed between said cap-nuts and thesplit-ends of the sleeves.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. in the presence of twoWitnesses.

WILLIS W. KRUTSCl-l.

